Hay baler and rake.



No. 697,692. Patented Apr. :5, I902.-

J. H. SYMANK & a; A. KITZLER.

HAY BALER Ann RAKE. (Application filed Aug. 13, 1901.)

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HAY BALER AND BAKE.

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JOHAN H. SYMANK AND RUDOLPH A. KITZLER, OF STAMP, TEXAS.

HAY BALER AND RAKE.

$PEG1FIGATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 697,692, dated April15, 1902.

Application filed August 13, 1901. Serial No. 71,963. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we,JoHAN H. SYMANK and RUDOLPH A. KITZLER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Stamp, in the county of Falls, State ofTexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay Balersand Rakes; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to mechanisms for raking hay and for baling it;and it has for its object to provide a construction including abaling-machine which is mounted upon wheels and having a rake connectedtherewith and disposed to discharge to the hopper of the baler, so thatthe hay may be baled as fast as it is raked, thus saving much time andhandling. Further objects and advantages of the invention have referenceto the specific mechisms included in the general structure and whichwill be understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the machine, the plunger forcedinwardly to its limit, and the feeder raised from the path thereof. Fig.2 is a side elevation of the machine, the plunger retracted, and thefeeder lowered to its limit. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the rakedetached. Fig. 4 is a detail elevation showing one of the teeth of therake.

Referring now to the drawings, the present apparatus comprises abaling-press including a base 10, which at its forward end is mountedupon wheels 11,the axle of which has a tongue 12 to permit of hitching ateam to draw the apparatus. 011 the base are fixed the sides and otherportions of the press-box 13, and

through the sides, at the rear ends thereof, is passed the rear axle 14,which is rotatably mounted in suitable bearings and is provided withbull-wheels 15, through the medium of which the ba'ler or press isoperated. A plunger is provided and consists of the head or piston 16,having the rod 17, which is taken rearwardly through the end portion ofthe baler, and its rear end is disposed for engagement by a double cam18, so formed that with each rotation of the axle on which the cam isfixed the end of the rod will be engaged twice to move the plungerforwardly and transversely of the hopper and into the press-box.

The hopper is shown at 19 and is positioned as is usual, so that whenthe plunger is retracted hay may be passed through the hopper and intoposition in advance of the plunger, so that when the plunger is advancedthe hay will be forced into the box and compressed. After the hay is fedto the hopper it must be pressed through it and into the press-box inadvance of the plunger, and to do this automatically a feed-plunger 19is pro vided. This plunger 19 or feeder is fixed at the end of a post orrod 20, which is pivoted at its upper end to a lever 21, which isfulcrumed upon a transverse bar or shaft 22, mounted upon the uprights23 at the rear end of the press or baler. A link 24 is pivoted to therear end of the lever and depends therefrom with its lower end in thepath of the cam on the drive-axle, so that it may be engaged thereby tohave its rear end raised audits forward end depressed. It will be notedthat the major projections of the cam are diametrically 0pposite, whilethe movement of the rear end of the lever is at almost a right angle tothe movement of the press-plunger, so that the feeder is not moved toits lowermost point until after the press-plunger has been movedforwardly to its limit and then withdrawn to let the feeder pass infront of it. T0 with draw the plunger, a pivoted lever 25 is providedand mounted upon the shaft 22, and has helical springs 26 and 27attached to its ends, one of which is connected with the feeder-leverand the other with the rod of thepress-plunger, so that when the leveris moved to actuate the feed the springs are placed under tension, sothat they may draw the press-plunger back. When the pressplunger ismoved forwardly, the springs are again placed under tension, with theresult that the lever is operated to raise the feeder and permit thepress-plunger to operate. Thus as the machine is drawn along the presswill be operated and such hay as is fed to the hopper will be baled, itbeing understood that the usual gates are placed in the pressbox andthat the bales are tied in the usual manner, a platform 28 beingprovided at the sides of the machine, on which the attendants may stand.

Leading to the hopper of the press, at one side thereof, is a transversechute 30, which is slanted downwardly to the hopper, so that hay that isplaced in the chute will run freely or may be easily passed to thehopper. To place the hay in the chute, a rake and elevator is providedand consists of a frame 31, which is attached to the side of the chutepivotally, and the lower end thereof is provided with supporting-wheels32, so that the apparatus may pass easily over uneven ground withoutracking the parts.

At the upper and lower ends of the frame are journaled rollers 34: and35, over which is secured a conveyor belt or apron 36, having fingers36, the upper roller, which has its shaft disposed to form the pintle ofthe connection between the frame and chute, having a band-wheel 37,which is connected by a belt with the bull-wheel axle, which is providedwithacorrespondingband-Wheel. Thus as the mechanism moves forwardly thefingers at the upper side of the apron will travel in the direction ofthe chute to discharge thereto.

To facilitate engagement of the fingers with the hay, it is firstcollected by a rake consisting of a beam 38, which is suitably supportedabove the wheels of the frame and to which are attached the rake-teeth39, the upper ends of which are secured to the beam in any suitablemanner, and below the beam the teeth are taken downwardly and slightlyforwardly and then bent 'rearwardly and downwardly into arcuate form, soas to lie behind the lowermost portion of the apron. These teeth gatherthe hay, and the fingers ot' the apron moving between the teeth engagethe hay and elevate it, as above mentioned.

With this construction it will be seen that as the machine is drawnthrough a field the rake will first gather the hay. It will be thenelevated to the chute, down which it will pass to the hopper, and willbe fed through it to the press-box, where it will be pressed or baledand discharged. In practice modifications of the specific constructionshown may be made and any suitable materials and proportions may be usedfor the various parts without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is 1. In a combined hay baler and rake, the combinationwith the press-box and hopper, of a laterally-extending chute leading tothe hopper, an elevating apparatus for raising and discharging to thechute, a plunger for the press-box, a rotatable cam disposed forengagement with the plunger to move it forwardly, a pivoted lever, afeeder-plunger carried by the lever for movement to engage and feed hayinto the box in advance of the presser-plunger, and having a dependingrear end in the path of movement of the cam for engagement thereby tooperate the lever and therewith the feeder-plunger, a pivoted leverhaving springs at its ends connected'with the lever and presser-plunger,a bull-wheel, and connections between the bull-wheel and the cam and theelevating apparatus.

2. In a baler, the combination with a pressbox and its hopper, of afeeding device for the hopper, a plunger for the press-box, a pivotedlever having springs connected with its ends and with the feeding deviceand plunger respectively, and means for engagement with the feedingdevice and plunger alternately to operate them and place the springsunder tension to retract the inoperative memher.

3. In a baler,the combination with the pressbox and plunger of arotatable cam disposed for engagement with the plunger to move itforwardly, a pivoted lever, a feeder-plunger carried by the lever formovement to engage and feed hay into the box in advance of thepresser-plunger, a link pivoted to the opposite end of the lever in thepath of movement of the cam for operating the lever and there- With thefeeder-plunger, and a pivoted lever having springs at its ends connectedwith the lever and presser-plnnger, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

J OI-IAN- H. SYMANK. RUDOLPH A. KITZLER. Witnesses:

L. FLEISOHHAUL, WM. KITZLER.

